The second bottle tonight came after a storm blew through here in the late afternoon towards the end of our holiday weekend. We left for awhile during the first power outage, and arrived home with the lights on, but went out again as we got out of the car.

So we got some summer sausage and chedder cheese out of the fridge, quickly and slammed it. Then we down the cellar with a flashlight to grab the bottle. Consumed all in front of a roaring fire. It hardly gets any better.

Had another tonight with roasted drumsticks seasoned with orange zest among other things. Mother had her leftover duck quarter, and both had the leftover veggies. Wine went just fine with all. Just like having New Year's Dinner all over again with a different vino.

Sorry you finished your stock of the 2001, but you might want to drown your sorrows in the 2002 - I just had it and it's wonderful. Was fabulous with a veal blanquette - some will say a white is better but this was great.